Tuesday - oh poo! Don't throw tires onto the Skytrain track! It makes commuters unhappy! Luckily, the trains were up and running by 10:30am, although the Skytrain now has reduced hours (6am-8pm).
Wednesday - well, that's bad. As red shirt protesters caravaned out of the city to meet with other supporters in the outskirts of Bangkok, police and soldiers halted their progress. Several protesters were injured in the conflict that ensued, and one soldier was killed by friendly fire. Sadly, it had only been 6 days since the last violent conflict ended in death.
Thursday - Don't invade hospitals... it's just a bad idea in general. First of all, bad international press. Second, in the event of the proclaimed "crackdown" by the government, don't you want the hospital across the street from your current protest site to be up and running (and nurture, if not positive feelings, then at least not resentful and pissed off)?
(The opinions in these articles might not be fair and are probably not unbiased. I included links to both Bangkok Post articles and BBC. The Bangkok Post has more articles that provide a real-time look at the issues in Bangkok. The BBC tends to provide more unbiased reporting of events. I also like the BBC reporting because they include relevant links on the right and they have great graphics.)
I'm still fine. It's annoying that the Skytrain closes at 8pm, but other than that, life's been pretty uneventful. It's been raining more frequently and I appreciate watching thunderstorms roll in through my office window.
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